Box 12 LSF

Scope and Contents Contents: REPORT; A look at how guerrilla radio has become a constant feature of the war in El Salvador; a report on political reforms by the new Bolivian government, and how the military may react; and a story on congressional opposition to the Caribbean Basin Initiative and how that may hurt U.S. credibility in the region. Interview: Francisco Zapata, a sociologist at the Colegio de México in Mexico City, discusses the political role of organized labor in Mexico and its attitude toward the...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the issues surrounding the reelection of Bahamas governor, Lyndon Pindling, to his fourth term in office; a story on Argentina's nuclear program and rumors that it may be developing nuclear weapons; and a report on Miguel Nassar Haro, former head of Mexico's security police, who lost his job after being implicated in a multimillion dollar operation to smuggle stolen U.S. cars into Mexico. Interview: Francisco Zapata a sociologist at the Colegio de México in Mexico...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A story on Mexico's attempts to halt the illegal entry of U.S. goods into the country; a report on how the failure of the Salvadorean government to implement that country's land reform is holding up an aid request in the U.S. Congress; and a look at Costa Rica's plans to strengthen its security forces as a result of political upheavals in Central America. Interview: Constantino Urcuyo Fournier, director of the School of Political Science at the University of Costa Rica,...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An analysis of three possible scenarios regarding the future political status of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands in the wake of the British victory over Argentina; a report on the British capture of a notorious Argentine torturer, and the resurgence of human rights as an issue in Argentina after the war; and a story on the repercussions of the South Atlantic war in Argentina and how it may speed the return to democracy. Interview: Elizabeth Jelin, a senior associate at...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A story on U.S. drug control efforts in Latin America and the increasing emphasis placed on the eradication of drug crops; and a look at Miami's growth as an international banking and commercial center for Latin America and the role of drug money in this process, Interview: Randal Johnson, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers University, describes the growth of the Brazilian film industry and some of the effects of government censorship. Recorded:...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A story on the popularity of soccer in Brazil and the dramatic national reaction to the Brazilian team's defeat in the World Cup; an analysis of Mexico's official party victory in the presidential elections and the possibility of a middle-class defection to the opposition party, the PAN; a story on Mexican leftist candidate Rosario Ibarra and her electoral campaign based on human rights; and a report on the demise of the giant Mexican conglomerate, Alfa and the possible...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the effects of the South Atlantic War on the Argentine economy and on the new economic policy of military president Reynaldo Bignone; a report on the Cuban-Venezuelan rapprochement, which resulted from U.S. support for Britain in the Falklands/Malvinas war; a story on the U.S. Supreme Courts decision to grant free public education to children of undocumented aliens and what that may mean or the provision of other social services; and a report on Mexico's...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of two important trends relating to international business in Latin America. Interview: Russell Marks, president of the Americas Society, discusses the growth of political risk analysis as a tool for foreign investors, and Norene Janus, a staff researcher at ILET, the Latin American Institute for Transnational Studies in Mexico City, examines the transnational advertising industry and its impact on Latin American societies. Recorded: July 7,...

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Contents: Report: A special report on the role of the problems of science and technology in development. Rerun of no. 82-13

Recorded: various 1979 and 1980

Final Production: November 30, 1980

[Air Date]: August 25, 1982

Timings: v.o. 28:44, m.o. 28:58

Comments: See 82-13; (80-52); rebroadcast 81-21, 82-13, 82-34

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A special report on the impact of the turmoil in Central America on the United States. A special presentation from the Fifth Annual Editors? Conference of the Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution. Speakers include Assistant Secretary of State Steven Bosworth, journalist Alan riding and scholars Richard Millet and Susan Kaufman Purcell among others. Recorded: July 14, 1982 Final Production: July 14, 1982 [Air Date]:...